title: [International development cooperation from the D. Orem self-care theory].
abstract: This article aim is to analyze the performance of Spanish cooperation from the perspective of Orem self-care theory, from the next hypothesis: the Spanish international cooperation programs works as total compensation systems.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross sectional and descriptive study in which qualitative analysis was performed 3 African countries: Mozambique, Angola and Namibia. The variables were management, focused area and resources used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All countries have a shared management of the cooperation. Mozambique has developed training activities (72%), management support (38%) and direct health care (27%), focused on the area of the fight against infection and tropical diseases. In Angola, the activities are based in training (37%), management support (37%) and health care (75%) in the area of basic health services (25%), fighting against tropical diseases (50%) and improving maternal and child health (25%). Namibia focuses on the health care area (100%) through direct assistance activities and management support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health cooperation programs developed by the Spanish state have probed to work as partial compensation system.
authors.affiliation: EIR obstétrico-ginecológica H.U. Móstoles. maria.velo.hig@gmail.com
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Velo Higueras
authors.forename: Darío
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fajardo Galván
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruces González
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sánchez Merino
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos Muñiz
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D012648:Self Care